You cleared a lot for me.
By "S1 CPAP" I meant simply an S1 (Series One or something like that) CPAP, not APAP, not VPAP, not BIPAP. And a "Pro" because anything less is a brick...

I don't know all the model numbers / designations. I came from 11 years of using a brick CPAP and I'm trying to catch up and share what I learn along the way of catching up.... so, I reserve the right to be wrong AND reserve the right to be corrected when needed.
As my grandma used to say: "you will learn your whole life yet, you will die stupid".
Now I learned that the Auto-Check and Auto-Trial are nothing really new to DreamStation. It's just newly advertised. That newly acquired knowledge makes me rethink my position. Form factor or the proven performance and current compatibility with SH? Which one to take?
If you asked me a week ago, I'd value SH compatibility more than after finding out about SH author's point of view...
Still; I'm still over a month from deciding which machine will be mine for the next few years so; I'll think slowly even if I post my thoughts hastily

Now that Encore Pro 2.18 supports DreamStation machines, I would not prefer a PRS1 series 60 machine over a DreamStation machine except on price.

Edit: should of written Encore Pro 2.17.8

Membership in the Advisory Member group should not be understood as in any way implying medical expertise or qualification for advising Sleep Apnea patients concerning their treatment. The Advisory Member group provides advice and suggestions to Apnea Board administrators and staff on matters concerning Apnea Board operation and administrative policies - not on matters concerning treatment for Sleep Apnea. I think it is now too late to change the name of the group but I think Voting Member group would perhaps have been a more descriptive name for the group.

In a hope that SH will support DreamStation before I'm ready for yet another machine, my mind is still set on the DreamStation. Since I may get my DS before that, I'd like to know; where do I find Encore Pro 2.18?
BTW. As a Canadian and Ontarian, there is no price issue for me. ALL CPAP have the same price regardless if it is the newest approved DS Pro or an oldest brick CPAP. All APAPs are priced the same, regardless of the brand and year of design... Things like heated hoses or better masks are a free game but prices of machines + basic masks are regulated by category.

(12-12-2015 07:52 PM)GPSMapNut Wrote: In a hope that SH will support DreamStation before I'm ready for yet another machine, my mind is still set on the DreamStation. Since I may get my DS before that, I'd like to know; where do I find Encore Pro 2.18?
BTW. As a Canadian and Ontarian, there is no price issue for me. ALL CPAP have the same price regardless if it is the newest approved DS Pro or an oldest brick CPAP. All APAPs are priced the same, regardless of the brand and year of design... Things like heated hoses or better masks are a free game but prices of machines + basic masks are regulated by category.

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